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'''Kumarian Press''' was an independent [[academic publishing]] company established in 1977 in [[West Hartford, Connecticut]] by Krishna Kumari Sondhi and Ian Mayo-Smith. The company's name is a reference to its founders, a combination of Sondhi's middle name and Mayo Smith's first name combined. |
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==History== |
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The company began publishing titles on management for training programs in [[international development]], some of them written by the founders.<ref name="hartford94">{{cite news |url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/courant/access/114653708.html?dids=114653708:114653708&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=Aug+07%2C+1994&author=Jocelyn+McClurg%3B+Courant+Columnist&pub=Hartford+Courant&desc=LOCAL+PUBLISHER+AIMS+TO+INFUSE+READERS+WITH+A+GLOBAL+PERSPECTIVE&pqatl=google |title=LOCAL PUBLISHER AIMS TO INFUSE READERS WITH A GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE |author=Jocelyn McClurg|date=August 7, 1994 |work=[[Hartford Courant]] |pages=G3}}</ref> International development remains the core of the publishing program but has expanded over the years to include books on [[human rights]], [[civil society]], [[peacebuilding]], [[governance]], [[gender studies]], [[microfinance]], and international health. It also distributes titles for [[Oxfam]] Great Britain,<ref>[http://www.developmentinpractice.org/books/ ''Development in Practice Readers'']</ref> [[International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies]],<ref>[http://www.ifrc.org/publicat/wdr/index.asp ''World Disasters Reports'']</ref> and the [[United Nations Development Fund for Women]].<ref>[http://www.unifem.org/resources/ UNIFEM resources]</ref> Kumarian was sold in April 2008 to Stylus Publishing and was an imprint of Stylus, located in Sterling, VA. |
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In April 2013, Kumarian was sold to [[Lynne Rienner Publishers]], based in [[Boulder, Colorado]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rienner.com/ |title=Home |website=rienner.com}}</ref><ref name="urlKumarian Press - About Kumarian Press">{{cite web |url=http://www.styluspub.com/Info/aboutkp.aspx |title=Kumarian Press - About Kumarian Press |access-date=2008-10-04}}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | Authors have included [[Hazel Henderson]], [[David Hulme (geographer)|David Hulme]], [[David Korten]], [[Joanna Macy]], [[Helena Norberg-Hodge]], [[Lester Salamon]], [[Ian Smillie]], and [[Peter Uvin]], whose book ''Aiding Violence'' addresses development in [[Rwanda]]. |
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==External links== |
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*[http://www.kpbooks.com/ Kumarian Press] Kumarian Press official website. |
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*{{cite news |url=http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/courant/access/889786421.html?dids=889786421:889786421&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=Aug+31%2C+2005&author=SUSAN+CAMPBELL&pub=Hartford+Courant&desc=ANOTHER+CHAPTER+IN+THE+STORY+OF+SOCIAL+JUSTICE&pqatl=google |title=ANOTHER CHAPTER IN THE STORY OF SOCIAL JUSTICE |date=August 31, 2005 |work=[[Hartford Courant]]|author=Susan Campbell |pages=D2|accessdate=}} |
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[[Category:Publishing companies established in 1977]] |
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| Parent company | Lynne Rienner Publishers |
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| Founded | 1977 |
| Founder | Krishna Kumari Sondhi and Ian Mayo-Smith |
| Headquarters location | Boulder, Colorado, U.S. |
| Publication types | Books |
| Official website | www |
Kumarian Press was an independent academic publishing company established in 1977 in West Hartford, Connecticut by Krishna Kumari Sondhi and Ian Mayo-Smith. The company's name is a reference to its founders, a combination of Sondhi's middle name and Mayo Smith's first name combined.
The company began publishing titles on management for training programs in international development, some of them written by the founders.[1] International development remains the core of the publishing program but has expanded over the years to include books on human rights, civil society, peacebuilding, governance, gender studies, microfinance, and international health. It also distributes titles for Oxfam Great Britain,[2] International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies,[3] and the United Nations Development Fund for Women.[4] Kumarian was sold in April 2008 to Stylus Publishing and was an imprint of Stylus, located in Sterling, VA.
In April 2013, Kumarian was sold to Lynne Rienner Publishers, based in Boulder, Colorado.[5][6]
Authors have included Hazel Henderson, David Hulme, David Korten, Joanna Macy, Helena Norberg-Hodge, Lester Salamon, Ian Smillie, and Peter Uvin, whose book Aiding Violence addresses development in Rwanda.
